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Methyl benzoate

CAS 93-58-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Methyl benzoate in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a preservative, an emollient and a solvent. Methyl Benzoate is the ester of methyl alcohol and benzoic acid.

  • Preservative
  • Emollient
  • Solvent
  • Fragrance
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Methyl benzoate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveMethyl Benzoate is the ester of methyl alcohol and benzoic acid that conforms to the formula: Restriction: V/1a
    • Methyl Benzoate is the ester of methyl alcohol and benzoic acid that conforms to the formula: Restriction: V/1aSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Methyl benzoate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Methyl benzoate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Methyl benzoate are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Methyl benzoate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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